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Rotary Peace Garden: a new symbol of peace in Cape Town
Discover the newly launched Rotary Peace Garden in Cape Town, a vibrant symbol of peace that invites reflection and celebrates global cooperation, unveiled during the ICC Africa Peace Forum
Mbeki calls for peace in Palestine and Sudan
Former President Thabo Mbeki said they are also working with other parties to find a solution to the conflict in Sudan.
Ramaphosa welcome truce in Middle East, but calls for lasting solution to conflict
President Cyril Ramaphosa said he hoped all the parties will use the four-day truce to try and find a lasting solution to the conflict.
Political parties divided on conflict in Gaza
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor said they want a peaceful solution to the conflict in the Middle East.
War is devastating. How do we protect our children?
OPINION: Protecting your children is not about concealing the truth; it’s about delivering it in a safe and calm manner, writes Alison Scott.
Ramaphosa insists on the revival of Middle East peace process
President Cyril Ramaphosa believes the revival of the Middle East peace process will lead to the cessation of hostilities.
South African halaal body, MJC, boycotts Israeli goods
The Muslim Judicial Council’s Halaal Trust announced it would decline, refuse, and not certify any goods or services emanating from Israel.
Speaker wants world to support peace in Gaza
Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said it was through dialogue and negotiation that peace can be achieved in the Middle East.
Ramaphosa wants peace process in Middle East
President Cyril Ramaphosa said the world wants a peaceful solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine and a viable two-state solution.
Israel-Palestine: It is not a conflict but a struggle for liberation
The Human Sciences Research Council and Africa Institute of South Africa hosted a diplomatic conversation around the Israel-Hamas war currently raging on in the Middle-East.
Ramaphosa pays tribute to former Finnish leader Martti Ahtisaari
President Cyril Ramaphosa said former president of Finland Martti Ahtisaari had brokered peace agreements across the world.
Dirco denies allegations of support for Hamas, emphasises humanitarian focus in Gaza talks
Minister Naledi Pandor received a call to talk to the leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh.
Global Anti-Apartheid Movement to be launched at landmark conference for Palestinian rights
Reverend Frank Chikane and other members of the South African Anti-Apartheid Steering Committee, together with their partners in Palestine, addressed the media on Tuesday about the launch of the Global Anti-Apartheid Movement.
Mbeki says the death of Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin robbed Palestinians and Israelis of permanent peace
Former president Thabo Mbeki said the death of both Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin appeared to have dealt a blow to the peace process between Palestinians and Israelis.
African diplomacy failures in the spotlight
OPINION: The collapse of the grain deal, despite the explicit plea of the African peace mission, begs the question about the effectiveness of Africa’s diplomacy with the global powers, writes David Monyae.
Mapisa-Nqakula calls for end to Israel-Palestine conflict
The Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, said there has be no winner in a war situation as all sides suffer casualties.
Eight members of SANDF arrested for sexual abuse in DRC
The office of the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said they were acting on information that the members of its peacekeeping mission in the eastern DRC, under Monusco, were involved in sexual abuse cases.
ANCVL and ANCYL call for Israel to end Gaza siege
The ANC Veterans League said the people who will benefit from the conflict will be the arms industry in the West.
Cosatu calls for parties in Israel-Palestine to return to negotiating table
Cosatu said ordinary people in Israel and Palestine want to live in peace, and leaders on both sides have to return to the negotiating table.
Paul Mashatile calls for peace in KwaZulu-Natal
Deputy President Paul Mashatile said his boss, Cyril Ramaphosa, has been calling for peace in the province.
ANC/IFP reconciliation a complex political process
OPINION: Does the envisaged reconciliation mean that the ANC and the IFP must put their differences aside and work together, or does it simply mean that the two parties must hold a media conference and announce that they have reconciled and have buried their political differences but will not form a coalition or work together in government?, writes Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu.
Ramaphosa calls for reform of UN Security Council
President Cyril Ramaphosa said he met with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the UN, where he said some of the issues that were raised by African leaders during the peace mission in July are being resolved, including prisoner exchanges and the return of children from Russia.
Our peace mission will be measured on ending of war, says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says their peace mission to Kyiv and St Petersburg had an impact.
Why the UN Security Council needs to be reformed
OPINION: One of the main criticisms of the Security Council is that its composition does not reflect the current distribution of power and influence in the world.
SA’s army chief in Russia for military talks, SANDF confirms
The SANDF says the bilateral meeting was planned ‘well in advance’ and is a long-standing arrangement.